Chuck Harris and Matt Cross both scored 12 points and SMU had a successful debut in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, defeating Syracuse 73-53 in Wednesday night's second-round game in Charlotte.

With the season on the line at the ACC Tournament, Syracuse was unable to pull off the comeback and falls to SMU 73 to 53 in the second round. The Orange kept it close in the first half, only going down 31-28 at the break,

The No. 6 seed SMU Mustangs (22-9, 13-7 ACC) and the No. 14 seed Syracuse Orange (14-18, 7-13 ACC) meet in the ACC Tournament Wednesday at Spectrum Center. Tune in at 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPNU.The